#MYHOMERESTYLING | LIVING ROOM REMODEL BEFORE & AFTER

Living Room Makeover | My Living Room Before and After

The living room makeover was for sure easier than the small bathroom makeover I told you about here because it was just about changing the floor, re-painting and changing the furniture layout, plus having fun in adding accessories. But I’m really happy with the result if compared with the before, and most of all I’m happy because I was able to do a massive decluttering. Getting rid of those things you do not want anymore is good for the interior space but above all for the soul.

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I’m also really happy because after this makeover on a budget now the living room looks much better and bigger, that’s was the goal of my living room remodel.

I’m telling a bit about the design choices, then I’ll show you the living room before and after with all the specifications.

PS: this blog will have a restyling too…see you in a week with a new dress and lots of news ^_^

Living Room Remodel before and after | Moodboard

Living Room remodel – moodboard

Living Room remodel, the mood

As I told you in this post, the goal of my living room makeover was to make the living more spacious and brighter. I wanted a cosy and light space and I chose natural colors, as whites, wood, green, few accents in black.

There were several things I didn’t like about my previous living, because I actually never planned the design. There were definitely too many things, furnishings and accessories, in a small space. I was also tired about the colors and did not like the floor, definitely too dark and cold.

The moodboard brings together Scandinavian mood, natural green, some quotes and random things I like – an old photo at Serralves Park in Porto, a Tokyo map, and casual and comfortable outfits.

Living Room Remodel | Layout

living room remodel, layout

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Living Room remodel, the layout

After the decluttering, I changed the furniture layout: I just turned the sofa with the back to the kitchen to gain more space for the sitting corner, without closing the kitchenette. The couch is the one we had in the basement, maybe we’ll change it in the nearest future.

I then turned the table I already had to get more space in front of the staircase, using an old recovered bench instead than the chairs.

Actually, the only furniture I bought were the TV cabinet (IKEA PS) and the small coffee tables/stools, so we can say this was again another makeover in a budget!

Living Room Remodel | Finishes and Materials

Living Room remodel, materials and finishes

The new materials and finishes really makes the difference in the remodel and in the whole feeling, now the living looks bigger and brighter thanks to:

New flooring:

For the flooring I chose an oak woodListofloorGarbelotto Gold, thickness 1 cm, color Tre Cime painted wax effect (actually it looks raw and supernatural, as I was looking for)

In the kitchenette I preferred to cover the wood with a vinyl flooring, just layed over not glued. In this way it protects the wood, it decorates the kitchenette but also it can be removed or changed whenever I want and cleaned super easily. I choseMoor di Atrafloor

Wall Paints:

After years of bright colors I want now to enjoy this clear and clean space, maybe in the future can add some pop of color again, probably in the hallway. On the walls I chose two neutrals by Farrow &Ball:

Elisabetta is the mastermind behind ITALIANBARK.
She studied Architecture at the University of Venice and Interior Design at London Saint Martin’s and is currently working as a creative consultant + web content creator through her interior and design studio.